Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforon access scanning

Pavel Machek
2008-08-17T22:13:23Z

Hi!

> And I still don't get this 'mmap problem' that I don't solve that
> libmalware magically solves. What? don't use mmap? I certainly hope
> not.

Don't use mmap, it is as simple as that. AFAICS mmap(MAP_SHARED) --
which is basically shared memory -- is fundamentally incompatible with
reliable virus scanning.

...or do you have a reasonable solution for mmap?
Pavel
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